State Rep. Billy Mitchell (D-Stone Mountain) believes the removal law is unconstitutional since it overrules the wishes of voters.

He said taxpayer dollars should be used to defend public officials accused of something they did while on the job.

"If they are being removed, if they are going through this litigious situation because of their membership on the board, then I think that we have some responsibility as taxpayers to absorb those costs," Mitchell told 11 Alive.

Mitchell believes cutting off those public defense funds could discourage people from running for office.

The controversy has also sparked a constitutional amendment that would allow newly formed cities to break away from the DeKalb County School System and create their own.

State Representative Tom Taylor (R-Dunwoody) believes DeKalb's academic probation, which led to the removals, is driving off potential new businesses and companies.

"When they ask about the school system, how's that? You're on probation? Well, let's go somewhere else then, and so it's really hurting the economic engine, the perimeter area, in North DeKalb", he told 11 Alive.

Since this year's legislative session is more than half way over, both proposals will probably have to wait until next year.

Meanwhile, the DeKalb County school board remains in limbo thanks to the ousted members' challenge of the law.

A federal judge has ordered the six suspended members not to take any official action, as well as any replacements soon to be chosen.

That leaves three remaining members who can't act either because the law requires a quorum of five.